title: On the evaluative nature of competency and capacity judgments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Humanities, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kopelman
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D028781:Ethical Relativism; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D035846:Law Enforcement; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009014:Morals; D026706:Paternalism; D010349:Patient Compliance; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012945:Social Values; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations